[VERB 动词]误用;滥用 If something is misapplied, it is used for a purpose for which it is not intended or not suitable.
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[usu passive]
Many lines from Shakespeare's plays are misquoted and misapplied...
莎士比亚戏剧中的许多诗句被人误引误用。
The law had been misapplied.
法律遭到了滥用。
Oxford
mis·ap·ply/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ; NAmEˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/verb(mis·ap·plies,mis·ap·ply·ing,mis·ap·plied,mis·ap·plied)[usually passive ]misapplysth ( formal) to use sth for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way 误用;滥用;挪用misapplymisappliesmisappliedmisapplyingmis·ap·ply/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ; NAmEˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/
LDC
misapplymis‧ap‧ply /ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle misapplied, present participle misapplying, third person singular misapplies) [transitive]
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Examples
to use something incorrectly or for a wrong purpose: In your case the rules have been misapplied.GRAMMARMisapply is usually passive.—misapplication /ˌmɪsæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]: a misapplication of the law
WDF
misapply
[ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ]misapplied, misapplying, misapplies
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vt.误用,滥用
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